The Truth After Baby Loss

Content note: This episode touches on abortion as part of our guest’s personal story. Our conversation is really about the body’s response to trauma, nervous system protection, and the different ways healing can look. All experiences around pregnancy and loss are deeply personal, and this conversation isn’t about telling anybody what they should or shouldn’t do. In this brave and long-overdue conv...

In this tender and deeply honest episode, host Heather is joined by Louise Fletcher — a coach who helps women become the leading lady in their own life — to share the story of her son Daniel, and everything that came after. Louise was in her early 20s, in a relationship only a few months old, when a late-night call from her doctor sent her to hospital with a suspected kidney problem. It was there...

In this powerful two-part conversation, host Heather sits down with Samantha Jones — an ex-NHS midwife, acupuncturist, and now a fertility and pregnancy specialist — for an episode that comes at maternity care from both sides. Samantha always wanted to be a midwife, and after having her own children and a wonderful experience of midwifery care, she went back and trained. But the reality of the job...

In this powerful episode, host Heather sits down with Michelle Turpin , a women’s empowerment coach and hypnotherapist, to discuss baby loss, the lack of support so many women face, and her journey to becoming an advocate for change. Michelle opens up about her personal experience of pregnancy loss, the intense pressure of societal expectations around motherhood, and the additional challenges brou...

In this honest and compassionate episode, host Heather is joined by Wendi Hyland Smith, a wellbeing and mindset coach, to discuss ectopic pregnancy, fertility, and the long shadow that loss can cast over our lives. Wendi shares the story of discovering her ectopic pregnancy just months after her wedding, the emergency surgery on New Year’s Eve, and a recovery that felt invisible — with little emot...

In this deeply moving episode, host Heather sits down with Angela Clifford , the Northern Neat Freak and declutter and home organising expert, to talk about the loss of her baby son Brian, who died just 10 days old from meningitis in 1988. Angela shares her story with remarkable honesty — losing her son at just 17, at a time when grief was expected to be buried rather than spoken about. She reflec...

In this deeply personal and emotional episode, host Heather sits down with her husband Barry Rose for an honest conversation about baby loss from a man’s perspective. Together, they open up about the heartbreak of losing seven babies, the silent grief men often carry, and the conversations they perhaps never truly had at the time. From feeling pressure to stay strong, to navigating pain privately...

In this deeply moving episode, host Heather sits down with Sarah Stephens , a visibility strategist and founder of the Global Visibility Club, to discuss child loss, grief, and the extraordinary legacy she has built in memory of her children. Sarah opens up about losing her daughter Violet at just 15 months old — a little girl who loved Katherine Jenkins, travelled the world, and touched the heart...

In this heartfelt episode, host Heather sits down with Dawn Hamilton-Fishwrick , a Tropic Ambassador and advocate for self-care, to discuss miscarriage, grief, and the importance of speaking openly about baby loss. Dawn shares the story of losing her first baby at just 21 years old — a traumatic experience made all the harder by a lack of compassion and support at the hospital. She reflects on the...

In this deeply moving episode, host Heather sits down with Lucy Wade , a chocolatier and creative entrepreneur, to discuss a profoundly personal topic: IVF, infertility, and the loss of motherhood identity. Lucy opens up about living with severe endometriosis since childhood, her journey through IVF, and the devastating moment she was told that a pregnancy could cost her her life. She shares candi...

In this deeply moving episode, host Heather sits down with Suzanne Edgeley , a business and mindset coach, to discuss a profoundly personal topic: baby loss and grief. Suzanne opens up about losing her daughter Laura at 24 and a half weeks of pregnancy when she was just 18 years old. Through an honest and heartfelt conversation, she shares her journey from discovering her pregnancy as a young woma...

In this first episode of The Truth After Baby Loss, I’m sharing my personal story of experiencing seven miscarriages and the emotional impact of baby loss. This is an honest and raw conversation about miscarriage, grief, and the reality of life after pregnancy loss… including the parts that often go unspoken. I open up about how baby loss affected my identity, confidence, and mental health, and ho...